THRONE Synonyms: 137 Similar and Opposite Words

throne 1 of 2

noun

Definition of throne

as in seat

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verb

as in to crown

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Noun

Klek worked in and out of the towering mix, dropping deliriously fun beats from his drum throne and continuously moving the music forward. — Jim Harrington, Mercury News, 20 Aug. 2026 The Battle of Hastings was, simply put, a fight for the English throne. — Margherita Bassi, Popular Science, 20 Aug. 2026

Verb

What's new, however, is the impact social media has had on throning. — Charles Trepany, USA Today, 21 Oct. 2025 Kate Daly, relationship expert and cofounder of online divorce service amicable, shared the pros and cons of throning. — Matt Robison, Newsweek, 21 Nov. 2024 See All Example Sentences for throne

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Noun

Costco is an awkward exhibit for putting shareholder-value maximization in the driver’s seat.

— Steve Denning, Forbes.com, 31 Aug. 2026
As Democrats work to defend the Michigan Senate seat, their nominee apologizes for comments about a synagogue attack.

— NBC news, NBC news, 30 Aug. 2026

Definition of seat

Verb

The event returns to Wembley Stadium in London on Sunday with a full slate of matches and the possibility of new world champions being crowned in front of more than 40,000 people.

— Rob Wolkenbrod, Forbes.com, 30 Aug. 2026
On June 23, 1991, he was crowned at Nidaros Cathedral in Trondheim.

— Stefania Conrieri, Vanity Fair, 28 Aug. 2026

Definition of crown

Noun

The Vols are Arlington ISD’s undisputed top team until they’re knocked off their pedestal.

— Charles Baggarly, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 24 Aug. 2026
The Polish statue is taller — if less dramatically located — than the Christ the Redeemer statue in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, which measures some 125 feet including its pedestal.

— Claudia Ciobanu, Los Angeles Times, 18 Aug. 2026

Definition of pedestal

Noun

By Christmas it had been canonized as the pinnacle of ‘sad girl lit’ with Martha taking her place in that post-Fleabag lineage of fractured female characters.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 27 Aug. 2026
Researchers told me that many Democrats believe that the pinnacle of achievement is having a good education and a fruitful career.

— Olga Khazan, The Atlantic, 20 Aug. 2026

Definition of pinnacle

Noun

The zoning change would be necessary to build a development of that scale because local zoning guidelines for the downtown area cap building heights at four stories.

— Alexandra Murphy, Chicago Tribune, 31 Aug. 2026
Now, 15 years later, Cook has catapulted the company to stratospheric heights by forging his own path.

— Lisa Eadicicco, CNN Money, 31 Aug. 2026

Definition of height

Noun

Lukas Dhont’s war drama Coward, yet another Cannes entry (the festival’s pre-eminence in this category continues), is another that critics are high on.

— Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 19 Aug. 2026
Three extraordinary new books, published this year, shed light on the brilliance and complexity of Morrison’s life and work, and place her as an American eminence, a visionary who saw fiction as a means through which to recast her country’s story.

— Leigh Haber, Los Angeles Times, 2 July 2026

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